She said at the event on Sunday: “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists, would offer a liveable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.”.
Elsewhere, Rabhan said that starting a foundation, running a mentorship programme and investing in up and coming artists “is what real industry disruptors do”, citing the example of artists such as Taylor Swift, who got control of her own music by re-recording her albums.
Rabhan also said that when Roan won a Grammy, she became “no longer the scrappy indie artist fighting from the fringes, she became part of the establishment”, and called her “disingenuous” for having mainstream success, and then criticising the industry.
Her comments, which also urged companies to provide healthcare for those at the start of their music career, were criticised by Jeff Rabhan, who has worked with singers including Kelly Clarkson, and is the co-founder and chief executive of bored-of-ed.com, an artist, audience and brand platform.
Roan was nominated for six awards at the ceremony, including album of the year and best pop vocal album for The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, and song of the year and record of the year for Good Luck Babe!.
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